Luis Sardiņas Awards and Honors

Luis Sardiņas
14SS

Full Name: Luis Alexander Sardinas

Born: May 16, 1993

Age: 26

Birthplace: Bolivar, Venezuela

Bats: S

Throws: R

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 180

MLB Debut: 04/20/2014

2017: Opened the year with San Diego, hitting .163 with one RBI in 29 games before being placed on waivers... Claimed by Baltimore on 5/24 and assigned to Norfolk, where he hit .319 with five home runs and 30 RBI in 83 games... Over the final 50 games of the season he hit .375 (66-176), the 2nd-best mark in the International League... Posted 21 multi-hit games and registered a .415 OBP after the All-Star break... Tied his career-high with four hits, 7/21 at Pawtucket (4-5, 2 RBI)... In 83 games with Norfolk, only had one game in which he struck out more than once (7/18 at Scranton/WB)... Batted .341 (76-223) against International League right-handed pitching... With Norfolk, batted .347 (25-72) with a .397 on-base percentage when leading off an inning Named International League Batter of the Week for the final week of the regular season2016: Began the year in the Mariners organization where he saw time with Seattle and Triple-A Tacoma... Hit a combined .217 (54-235) with two home runs and four doubles with both teams... Made one pitching appearance for the Mariners, where he threw 1.0 inning and forced two ground outs against the Cubs... Was traded to the Padres on 8/14 where he split time between San Diego and Triple-A El Paso... Started in 33 of 34 games with the Padres after being called-up on 8/22. 2015: Spent the season in the Milwaukee Brewers organization where he split time with the Brewers and Triple-A Colorado Springs... Hit .196 (19-97) with eight runs scored in 36 games for the Brewers... Played a majority of the season with Colorado Springs, where he had a .282 average with 17 doubles and 33 RBI... Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for the period of 8/11 to 8/17. 2014: Started the season with the Texas Rangers organization, where he saw time in the majors and minors... Combined to hit .281 (98-349) with one home run, 20 doubles, three triples, and 51 runs scored with Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock... Hit .261 (30-115) with six doubles and eight RBI for the Rangers... Made his MLB debut against the White Sox on 4/20 and earned his first hit in his first at-bat (single, Andre Rienzo). 2013: Split time with Class-A Myrtle Beach and Double-A Frisco in the Rangers farm system... Was T-1st in the Rangers systems in stolen bases (36) and second in runs scored (81)...Named a Carolina League Midseason All-Star...Named CL Player of the Week for the period between 5/13-5/19, hitting .419 (13-31) with nine RBI during that span... Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star. 2012: Spent the year with Class-A Hickory of the Rangers farm system... Had a .326 average after the All-Star break and finished with a .291 average (109-374) with 14 doubles and 30 RBI on the season.
2011: Saw time in 14 games with the Rookie-Level AZL Rangers... Hit safely in ten games before being shut down for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. 2010: Began his professional career with AZL Rangers where he started the season on the disabled list with a broken hand... Reached base safely in 15 of his first 16 games... Hit .311 (32-103) with four doubles, eight RBI, and 22 runs scored in 26 games. PERSONAL: Luis Alexander Sardiñas Avilez was claimed off waivers by Baltimore from San Diego on 5/24/17... Re-signed by Baltimore as a minor league free agent, 10/25/17...Was originally signed by Texas as an undrafted free agent on 7/2/09...Was ranked the 6th-best international prospect by Baseball America before being signed.